Elaine Cassidy

Elaine Cassidy (born 31 December 1979[1]) is an Irish actress. She is known for playing the lead character Abby Mills in the American television series Harper's Island for CBS, Felicia in Felicia's Journey, Runt in Disco Pigs, Lydia in The Others, Amy Harris in The Ghost Squad, Katherine Glendenning in The Paradise, and DC Dinah Kowalska in No Offence.

For the Australian mayor, see Elaine Cassidy (mayor). For the soap opera character, see Elaine Cassidy (Doctors).

Elaine Cassidy
Born (1979-12-31) 31 December 1979
Raheny, Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2007)​
Children2
Websitewww.elainecassidy.com

Early life

Cassidy was born in Raheny, and moved with her family to Kilcoole when she was three years old.[1] Her first role was as the title character in a school production of Pinocchio when she was five.[1]

Career

In 1996, Cassidy was nominated for the Most Promising Actress at the Geneva Film Festival for her role in The Sun, the Moon and the Stars.[1] She played the starring role in Felicia's Journey, for which she was nominated Best Actress at the 20th Genie Awards.[1] She has won 2 Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) for Best Actress in a Lead Role in Film in 2003 for her role as Runt in Disco Pigs, and in 2010 for Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television for her role as Abby Mills in the American CBS TV series Harper's Island.[1] She was also nominated for an IFTA in 2005 as Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television for her role as "Maud Lilly" in the BBC BAFTA nominated drama Fingersmith,[1] in 2007 as Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Film for her role as Sandra in And When Did You Last See Your Father?, and in 2009 as Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television for her role as Annie Mulcahy in Little White Lie.

She is also a stage actress, appearing in The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2002) and The Crucible (2006) with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in There Came A Gypsy Riding at the Almeida Theatre in 2007.[2] She appeared in the music video for Coldplay's "The Scientist".[3] She plays DC Dinah Kowalska in No Offence.

She also plays Maureen in the one-off ITV drama special of the book Just Henry, which was made into film in August 2011 and screened on ITV on 18 December 2011.

Personal life

Cassidy married English actor Stephen Lord, whom she met on the set of The Truth, on 31 December 2007. They live in Greenwich, London, with their daughter Kila (born 16 September 2009)[4] and son Lynott Lord Cassidy (born c. 23 January 2013).

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Stranger Within Me Michelle Short film
1996 The Sun, the Moon and the Stars Shelley
1999 Felicia's Journey Felicia
2001 The Others Lydia
2001 Disco Pigs Runt – Sinead
2002 The Bay of Love and Sorrows Carrie Matchett
2006 The Truth Candy
2007 And When Did You Last See Your Father? Sandra
2012 Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion Rachel Cohen Short film
2014 The Loft Ellie Seacord
2016 The Program Betsy Andreu
2016 Mum's List Rachel
2016 Property of the State Margaret
2018 Strangeways Here We Come Steph Nolan

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Mission Top Secret Mary "The Crown Jewels Are Missing"
2001 The Lost World Agnes Cluny TV film
2003 Watermelon Anna Ryan TV film
2005 Uncle Adolf Geli Raubal TV film
2005 Fingersmith Maud Lilly TV miniseries
2005 The Ghost Squad Det. Amy Harris Main role
2007 A Room with a View Lucy Honeychurch TV film
2008 Little White Lie Annie Mulcahy TV film
2009 Dr Hoo Zara TV series
2009 Harper's Island Abby Mills Lead role
2011 Just Henry Maureen Dodge TV film
2011 The Miraculous Year Brona McKinney TV film
2012–13 The Paradise Katherine Weston Main role
2015–18 No Offence DC Dinah Kowalska Main role
2017 Acceptable Risk[5] Sarah Manning TV series; main role
2020 The Dark Tower[6] Gabrielle Deschain TV movie; main role
2020 A Discovery of Witches Louise de Clermont TV series

Theatre

Awards
YearAwardCategoryResultRole
1996Geneva Film FestivalMost Promising ActressWonShelley in The Sun, the Moon and the Stars
2000Golden Satellite AwardBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, DramaNominatedFelicia in Felicia's Journey
Genie AwardBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleNominated
2002British Independent Film AwardBest ActressNominatedRunt in Disco Pigs
2003Irish Film and Television AwardsBest Actress in a Feature FilmWon
2005Best Actress in TelevisionNominatedMaud Lilly in Fingersmith
2008Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature FilmNominatedSandra in And When Did You Last See Your Father?
2009Best Actress in TelevisionNominatedAnnie Mulcahy in Little White Lie
2010Best Actress in TelevisionWonAbby Mills in Harper's Island
2016Best Actress in a Lead Role – DramaNominatedDinah Kowalska in No Offence
2018Best Actress in a Lead Role – DramaNominatedSarah Manning in Acceptable Risk

References
  1. "Elaine Cassidy website". Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
  2. There Came A Gypsy Riding Archived 16 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Coldplay web-site Archived 29 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Elaine Cassidy Welcomes a Daughter" Archived 25 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Harper's Island's
  5. "Acceptable Risk - The Irish Film & Television Network". Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. "The Dark Tower (2020) TV Movie". Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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